Tag: West Papua Independence Day
PNG’s Parkop tells exiled Papuans ‘don’t lose hope – keep up...
Asia Pacific Report
Governor Powes Parkop of Papua New Guinea's capital Port Moresby has appealed to West Papuans living in his country to carry on...
West Papua: Once was Papuan Independence Day, now facing ‘ecocide’, transmigration
On Papuan Independence Day, the focus is on discussing protests against Indonesia’s transmigration programme, environmental destruction, militarisation, and the struggle for self-determination. Te Ao...
West Papuan leader makes ‘raise our banned flag’ plea over new...
Asia Pacific Report
An exiled West Papuan leader has called on supporters globally to show their support by raising the Morning Star flag -- banned...
Protesters call for West Papua to be included on UN ‘decolonisation’...
Asia Pacific Report
An Australian advocacy group has called for West Papua to be reinscribed on the United Nations list of "non self-governing territories", citing...
Yamin Kogoya: While West Papuans face an ‘existential threat’ under Indonesia,...
ANALYSIS: By Yamin Kogoya
"We are part of them and they are part of us," declared politician Augustine Rapa, founder and president of the PNG...
Pacific churches call for boycott of Indonesian products over Papua
By Shayal Devi in Suva
In solidarity with West Papua, the Pacific Conference of Churches (PCC) has called for a boycott of all Indonesian products...
Happy West Papua Day – and the brutal truth about where...
COMMENTARY: By Yamin Kogoya
On 30 June 2022, the Indonesian Parliament in Jakarta passed legislation to split West Papua into three more pieces.
The Papuan people's...